“It’s a subtle change,” said Buxton, who credits a manicurist at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Fayette County with helping him find his “true color.”

“When she first suggested the shade change,” the lawmaker and long-time PHEAA board member said, “I wasn’t so sure. But after thinking about it over a spa treatment, a hot stone and mineral bath, a reach-around and a good deal of booze from our hotel room’s mini-bar, I realized it was the right choice.”

Buxton said the added confidence provided by his “flashy new nails” will help ensure he makes “the best decisions for all of PHEAA’s student beneficiaries, as well as my constituents in the 103rd Legislative District.”